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WRITING X 445.1
Young Adult Novel I

Learn about writing for young adults as you complete an outline and first chapter of a novel.

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Online
WRITING X 432.1E
Poetry in Popular Culture

Learn to harness popular culture to fuel your writing and respond to social and political events.

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WRITING X 431.3
Poetry III

Focus on a specific project of folio of work in this workshop for poets ready for advanced workshopping and revision.

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WRITING X 431.1
Poetry I

Learn the basic techniques of poetry writing in this introductory course combining writing exercises and workshopping.

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In Person
WRITING X 422.3
Personal Essay III

This advanced workshop helps you polish existing essay drafts into powerful pieces suitable for publication.

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WRITING X 461.4E
Writing Life Stories Inspired by Travel

Turn your memories of travel into powerful explorations of emotional and intellectual journeys.

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WRITING X 413.6E
Write a Novel in 10 Weeks

This ambitious workshop guides you to achieve the unthinkable: a novel draft in just 10 weeks.

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WRITING X 461.2E
Power Up Your Writing: Deeper Characters, Deeper Truths

Approach writing from a variety of perspectives to discover new ideas, techniques, and skills in this workshop for writers of all genres.

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Format:
Online
WRITING X 461.14E
Writing the Erotic

Explore the erotic as a genre as you learn to incorporate writing about sex and sexuality artfully into your writing, no matter its subject.

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WRITING X 424.4E
Travel Writing

Apply the techniques of evocative writing to place-based works while learning the skills of the professional travel writers

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WRITING X 424.3E
Writing Out of Your Life

Find stories from your life to turn into written works in this encouraging course that focuses on generating new work instead of revising and critiquing.

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WRITING X 413.9E
Speculative Fiction and Magical Realism

Kickstart your imagination with this introductory course on writing beyond the ordinary and in alternate realities.

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Format:
Online
WRITING X 413.7E
Write a Novel in a Month as Part of National Novel Writing Month

Dive right into to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) with this workshop designed to help you achieve success with pre- and post-November activities.

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WRITING X 413.1E
Story Structure for the Novel

Develop a solid premise and sketch out your story's structure with the goal of completing a six-page detailed synopsis that you can use to complete a draft of your novel.

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Format:
Online
WRITING X 424.28E
Writing the Family Narrative

Develop a small body of work by exploring different ways to creatively tell stories informed by your ancestral history, both known and unknown.

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Format:
Online
WRITING X 432.20E
The Continuing Poet

Perfect for poets not quite ready for advanced workshops, this course sustains and builds on your writing practice with readings, discussions, and prompts to keep you writing and discovering your potential. 

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Format:
Live Online
WRITING X 424.27E
Planning Your Memoir (Two-Weekend Workshop)

Take the first steps to writing your memoir by identifying your story and planning how you want to tell it.

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WRITING 731.6
Writing Occasional Poems

Learn to write poems for specific occasions in this class offering an overview to new and continuing writers.

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Format:
Live Online
WRITING X 416.3E
Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel III

Continue your sci-fi or fantasy novel in progress in this workshop designed to help you deepen knowledge of craft as you create new pages. 

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WRITING 714.9E
Novel Preparation

Jumpstart your novel plan in this workshop covering all the basics.

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